Blackfoot, Alberta
# Blackfoot, Alberta

Blackfoot is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 16, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Lloydminster.

## History

The first post office opened in 1905 as "Blackfoot Hills" and changed to just "Blackfoot" in 1909. Telephone service was established in 1907.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blackfoot had a population of 386 living in 139 of its 150 total private dwellings, a change of -5.2% from its 2016 population of 407. With a land area of 0.95 $km^2$ (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of $406.3/km^2$ (1,052.4/sq mi) in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blackfoot had a population of 392 living in 146 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of 45.7% from its 2011 population of 269. With a land area of 0.89 $km^2$ (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of $440.4/km^2$ (1,140.8/sq mi) in 2016.

The County of Vermilion River's 2015 municipal census counted a population of 420 in Blackfoot.

